Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

शक्रोऽपि च समाराध्य शंकरं लोकशंकरम् । सर्वदेवसमोपेतो भृत्यवत्परिवर्तते

Transliteration

śakro'pi ca samārādhya śaṃkaraṃ lokaśaṃkaram | sarvadevasamopeto bhṛtyavatparivartate

Translation

சக்ரனும் உலகங்களுக்கு நன்மை செய்யும் சங்கரனை வழிபட்டு, எல்லாத் தேவர்களுடனும் சேர்ந்து, பணியாளன் போல அவரின் அருகில் பணிந்து இருந்தான்।

Word by Word

• śakraḥ: Śakra (Indra)
• śakraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि (also/even)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• samārādhya: having propitiated
• samārādhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√rādh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having propitiated/worshipped’

• śaṃkaram: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• śaṃkaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• lokaśaṃkaram: benefactor of the worlds
• lokaśaṃkaram: Karma (Apposition to object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (epithet)

• sarvadevasamopetaḥ: accompanied by all the gods
• sarvadevasamopetaḥ: Karta (as qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक) + sam-upa-√i (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सर्वदेवैः समोपेतः’ (accompanied by all gods)

• bhṛtyavat: like a servant
• bhṛtyavat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhṛtya (प्रातिपदिक) + vat (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय; -वत् (like/as) उपमानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• parivartate: moves about/serves (waits upon)
• parivartate: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Narrator (exact speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, accompanied by all gods, stands humbly before Śaṅkara, hands folded, adopting the posture of a servant; Śiva serene, compassionate, world-protecting.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• All the gods (sarvadeva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the king of gods must approach the Supreme with humility; devotion and surrender precede restoration of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named earthly tīrtha appears in this verse; it highlights Śiva’s role as ‘lokaśaṅkara’ within the broader māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

General ‘samārādhana’ (propitiatory worship) of Śiva is implied; no specific vrata, dāna, or snāna is stated.